Another time-limited co-op mission lands tomorrow in Overwatch, telling yet one more story of the sci-fi super-team’s previous. Similar to final yr’s Retribution occasion, it seems to be to be one other four-player romp, this time with Genji, Mercy, Winston and Tracer on the path of Talon money-mech Maximilian. While I doubt the extent will include half the car-chases and dramatic duels proven within the trailer beneath, it ought to give us one other, temporary glimpse at a parallel timeline the place Overwatch was a single-player/co-op game. The occasion runs from April 16th to May sixth, and launches alongside a swarm of latest character skins.
It’s a pity that Blizzard make all their co-op content material time-limited. While maybe outpaced by current free-to-play battle royale shooters, I really feel the game has sufficient gamers to allow each aggressive and cooperative play. They’ve constructed a very good few missions too, together with some enjoyable Halloween occasions. The Storm Rising mission will take gamers to the streets of Havana, weaving in and round buildings, and that includes a variety of Talon grunts to chew via. I’m concurrently hoping that they do let gamers journey hoverbikes as proven within the trailer, but additionally know that in the event that they do, it’ll break my coronary heart when the mission disappears on May sixth.
While co-op overwatching could also be a twice-annual occasion as a substitute of an everyday fixture, loot containers and their contents are eternally. Blizzard have been teasing the brand new cosmetics within the coming replace for some time now, and so they embrace a regrettably restrained lab outfit for Moira (nothing will ever high her glam costume) and an much more straight-laced Soldier 76 in formal regalia. There are some good costumes, although, together with this very anime makeover for Bastion (primarily based on the evil sea-dwelling bots D.Va fights) and, in fact, Junkrat getting down with the clown.
Oh, and the hamster gets sunglasses and gold highlights on his mech.
Storm Rising hits the streets of Havana in Overwatch tomorrow, April 16th, and can run till May sixth.
